Canteen Township, St. Clair Co., Illinois, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 38° 38' 0'' North , 90° 4' 43'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 38.63357,-90.07878 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
An incorporated township.
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Regional Geology
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Visean 330.9 - 346.7 Ma ID: 2959912 | Lower Pope Group (Aux Vases Sandstone through Glen Dean Limestone) Age: Mississippian (330.9 - 346.7 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Renault Limestone; Yankeetown Sandstone; Paoli Limestone; Downeys Bluff Limestone; Bethel Sandstone; Paint Creek Formation; Ridenhower Formation; Cypress Sandstone; Beech Creek Limestone; Golconda Formation; Hardinsburg Sandstone Comments: According to the stratigraphic column, the Pope Group only occurs in southern Illinois (south of 40 degrees north latitude). The lower part of the Pope Group is comprised, from oldest to youngest, of the Aux Vases Sandstone (0-160’), Renault Limestone (0-40’) and Yankeetown Sandstone (0-105’) [which together are equivalent to the Paoli Limestone (0-120’, includes the Levias Ls, “Lower Renault”, Shetlerville Ls, and “Benoist”)], Downeys Bluff Limestone (includes “Upper Renault”), Bethel Sandstone (0-110’), Paint Creek Formation (0-150’) and equivalent Ridenhower Formation (0-150’, includes “Paint Creek sand” and Sample Ss), Cypress Sandstone (0-200’, includes “Weiler/Kirkwood”), Beech Creek Limestone (0-40’, includes “Barlow”), Golconda Formation (0-180’, includes Big Clifty Ss – “Jackson sand”, Fraileys Sh, and Haney Ls – “Golconda lime”), Hardinsburg Sandstone (0-180’), and Glen Dean Limestone (0-110’). [Oil well drillers' terms shown in quotation marks.] Lithology: Major:{limestone,sandstone,shale} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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Localities in this Region
- Illinois
- St. Clair Co.
- Canteen Township
- St. Clair Co.
Southwestern Illinois Area Underclay prospect, Canteen Township, St. Clair Co., Illinois, USA